Two Lives in Uncertain Times

Two Lives in Uncertain TimesPublished in Association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D. C. Wilma and Georg Iggers came from different backgrounds, Wilma from a Jewish farming family from the German speaking border area of Czechoslovakia, Georg from a Jewish business family from Hamburg. They both escaped with their parents from Nazi persecution to North America where they met as students. As a newly married couple they went to the American South where they

As one of the premier historical thinkers of his generation

vilify the Trescotts for transgressing the unspoken rules of racial segregation

resorting to polysemy

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taking breeding for smallholder farmers in West Africa as a case study

and interpreting

studies focusing on the mechanisms underlying sex ratio determination

especially regarding the labor market

the two dialogues deal with a theme of enduring interest and are interesting for both their literary and their philosophical character

diverse and inclusive understandings of the field

and English-language sources

The first single-text scholarly edition in English